agency

A noun referring to an organization or business that provides a specific service, or the capacity to act independently.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее организацию или фирму, предоставляющую конкретные услуги, или способность действовать самостоятельно.esSustantivo que designa una organización o empresa que presta servicios específicos, o la capacidad de actuar de manera independiente.frNom désignant une organisation ou une entreprise fournissant des services spécifiques, ou la capacité d'agir de manière indépendante.deSubstantiv, das eine Organisation oder Firma bezeichnet, die bestimmte Dienstleistungen erbringt, oder die Fähigkeit, eigenständig zu handeln.ptSubstantivo que designa uma organização ou empresa que presta serviços específicos, ou a capacidade de agir de forma independente.zh名词，指提供特定服务的机构或公司；也指独立行动的能力或权力。arاسم يدل على منظمة أو شركة تقدم خدمات معينة، أو القدرة على التصرف باستقلالية.

1. Business organization B1 formal business

   A business or organization that provides a specific service.

   • She works for a travel agency.
   • The advertising agency created the campaign.
   • I contacted a recruitment agency for job opportunities.

   ruАгентствоesAgencia (organización comercial)frAgence (organisation commerciale)deAgenturptAgênciazh代理机构arوكالة

   Synonymes: bureaucompanyfirmofficeorganization

2. Government department B2 formal

   A government organization responsible for a particular function.

   • The Central Intelligence Agency handles national security.
   • The Environmental Protection Agency regulates pollution.
   • The space agency launched the rocket successfully.

   ruГосударственное учреждениеesagencia gubernamentalfrAgence gouvernementaledeStaatliche BehördeptÓrgão governamentalzh政府机构arجهاز حكومي

   Synonymes: administrationauthoritybranchbureaucommissiondepartmentoffice

3. Power or means C1 formal

   The capacity or means to act or influence.

   • The agency of the individual is crucial in decision-making.
   • She acted through the agency of her lawyer.
   • The committee has no agency to enforce the rules.

   ruСпособность действоватьesAgente, capacidad de actuarfrCapacité d'agir ou moyen d'influencedeFähigkeit zu handelnptCapacidade de agirzh能动性arالقدرة على الفعل

   Synonymes: capacityforceinfluenceinstrumentalitymechanismmediationpower

   Antonymes: dependencyimpotenceinabilitypowerlessnesssubjectionweakness

• agencies plural form
• agencies' possessive plural form
• agency's possessive singular form